Valued tradition? Armed policing in the UK
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Roycroft, M. 2014. Valued tradition? Armed policing in the UK. Police Professional.
Authors | Roycroft, M. |
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Abstract | The traditional social “contract” in the UK mainland between the public and the police involves the ideal of an unarmed police service. In recent years while the public have accepted the more visible role of specialist armed officers on security duties in airports and strategic positions, the majority of officers remain unarmed. Following 7/7 in London and the Derrick Bird case in Cumbria there have been media calls for more police officers to be armed on a routine basis .This would fundamentally change the social contract and the relationship with the British public. The principle of policing by consent and the idea of the citizen in uniform are the fundamental tenets of British policing .Historically the only forces in the UK which are routinely armed are the Police Service of Northern Ireland in Northern Ireland, the Ministry of Defence Police and the Civil Nuclear Constabulary. In contrast all major police forces in Europe, as well as the US, Canada and Australia routinely carry firearms, the exceptions apart from Britain, are the Irish Republic, and New Zealand. In Norway officers carry arms in their cars but not on their person. |
Journal | Police Professional |
Year | 2014 |
Publisher | Verdant Media Limited |
Accepted author manuscript | License CC BY-NC-ND |
Web address (URL) | http://www.policeprofessional.com/news.aspx?id=19966 |
Publication dates | |
20 Nov 2014 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 11 Oct 2016 |
Copyright information | © 2014 Police Professional |
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